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改編

改編

See also: 改编

Chinese

 
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit; compile; write; compose; fabricate
trad. (改編) 改 編
simp. (改编) 改 编

Verb

改編

  1. to adapt
    將小說改編為電影 [MSC, trad.]
    将小说改编为电影 [MSC, simp.]
    jiāng xiǎoshuō gǎibiān wéi diànyǐng [Pinyin]
    to adapt a novel for the screen
  2. to reorganise, to revise
    改編軍隊 / 改编军队  ―  gǎibiān jūnduì  ―  to reorganize the army

Japanese

Kanji in this term
改 編
かい
Grade: 4 		へん
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

改編 ‎(hiragana かいへん, romaji kaihen)

  1. reorganization
    春 (はる)の改編 (かいへん)により以下 (いか)の番組 (ばんぐみ)が終了 (しゅうりょう)
    haru no kaihen ni yori ika no bangumi ga shūryō
    the following programs will end as part of the spring reorganization

Verb

改編する ‎(transitive, hiragana かいへんする, romaji kaihen suru)

  1. to reorganize

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 改編 (かいへん) ‎(kaihen, “reorganisation”)

Pronunciation

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